Argus Article on Post's Residency

The Argus writes a story on the claim with Post's residency as well as other matters. It seems to spend more time on that then the residency.

Post said he's registered to vote in Hamburg Township and claims his state homestead property-tax exemption at the Hamburg residence, which makes that his primary residence.

"You can see it's a pretty attractive place to wake up to each day," Post said, looking out onto Ore Lake from his patio.

State law requires candidates to be registered voters in the district in which they are running; have their primary residence in that district; and be at least 21 when assuming office.

Post's Hamburg home was his family's cottage while he was growing up in Ann Arbor. He said his parents later sold it to him, and that he sold it to a neighbor in 1988 before moving to North Carolina.

When Post returned from North Carolina in 2005, he purchased the cottage back from the neighbor to whom he had sold it.

Cottages are nice, but they aren't usually the primary residency. Here's the facts, and I wish Murph saw this before he got the call by the Argus:

1. Post and Hill's trust are the owners of a $500K+ home in Scio Township. The house is claimed as a homestead by Hill. It was bought in 2006 by Post and Hill.



2. Post and Hill own a 540 sq foot cottage in Hamburg Township. It is also claimed as a homestead, this time by Post (which is why he's registered to vote).



3. Both Garry Post and Robert hill have used both addresses on campaign finance reports. From the Secretary of State website (I took out the address numbers)

JENNIFER M GRANHOLM FOR GOVERNOR
510278-GUB
DIRECT GARROD POST
SOUTHWOOD CT ANN ARBOR
MI 48103-9735 08/29/06 $100.00 $100.00

LIVINGSTON CO DEM COMM
001426-COU
DIRECT GARROD POST
SOUTHWOOD CT. ANN ARBOR
MI 48103-0000 10/04/08 $50.00 $50.00

LIVINGSTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMM
514998-COU
DIRECT GARROD POST
HILLPOINT DR.
MANAGER-POST REALTY BRIGHTON
MI 48116-5193 09/28/10 $100.00 $190.00

COALITION FOR A FAIR MICHIGAN
511681-BAL
DIRECT GARRY POST
HILLPOINT DR BRIGHTON
MI 48116-0000 10/01/04 $100.00 $100.00

COMM TO ELECT MARY ANDERSSON
512622-CAN
DIRECT GARRY POST
SOUTHWOOD CT.
REAL ESTATE MANAGER-POST REALTY ANN ARBOR
MI 48103-0000 09/17/06 $20.00 $120.00

GARRY POST FOR STATE REP
515017-CAN
INKIND ROBERT HILL
HILLPOINT DR BRIGHTON
MI 48116-0000 07/17/10 $90.00 $90.00

LIVINGSTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMM
514998-COU
DIRECT ROBERT HILL
SOUTHWOOD CT. ANN ARBOR
MI 48103-0000 05/14/10 $220.00 $270.00

Both Post and Hill are co-owners of both properties. That's expected. They both have different homesteads, probably to save tax money. That is what placed Post in Livingston County and Hill in Washtenaw County. They both used to two addresses at different times, shown in the campaign finance reports. That's not an issue in 06 and 08 (Campaign finance reports), as Post wasn't running for office then.

As I said in the last post, Garry Post has been throwing a lot of dirt at Cindy in the campaign. Why would he be concerned about Livingston County? He's got a half million dollar property in Scio Township he can move back to when the election's over.

Does Garry Post live in the 47th district or in Ann Arbor (Scio Township)?

There's an old adage. Those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Garry Post has been doing nothing but attacking Cindy Denby. I have a question of my own to Post. Do you live in the district, or do you live in Scio Township (Between Ann Arbor and Dexter) in Washtenaw County? Go home, Garry.

Garry Post got my guard up when I saw two different homes listed as his address on the campaign finance reports. One was in Scio Township. The other was in Hamburg Twp. The Ann Arbor address wasn't the company he inherited, Post Realty. That is on Maynard Street.


COALITION FOR A FAIR MICHIGAN
511681-BAL
DIRECT GARRY POST
**** HILLPOINT DR BRIGHTON
MI 48116-0000 10/01/04 $100.00 $100.00

COMM TO ELECT MARY ANDERSSON
512622-CAN
DIRECT GARRY POST
*** SOUTHWOOD CT.
REAL ESTATE MANAGER-POST REALTY ANN ARBOR
MI 48103-0000 09/17/06 $20.00 $120.00

GARRY POST FOR STATE REP
515017-CAN
DIRECT GARROD POST
**** HILLPOINT DR
MANAGER-POST REALTY BRIGHTON
MI 48116-0000 07/13/10 $5,000.00 $10,697.23

GARRY POST FOR STATE REP
515017-CAN
DIRECT GARROD POST
**** HILLPOINT DR
MANAGER-POST REALTY BRIGHTON
MI 48116-0000 05/03/10 $5,000.00 $5,697.23

GARRY POST FOR STATE REP
515017-CAN
DIRECT GARROD POST
**** HILLPOINT DR
MANAGER-POST REALTY BRIGHTON
MI 48116-0000 05/01/10 $697.23 $697.23

JENNIFER M GRANHOLM FOR GOVERNOR
510278-GUB
DIRECT GARROD POST
**** SOUTHWOOD CT ANN ARBOR
MI 48103-9735 08/29/06 $100.00 $100.00

JOCELYN BENSON FOR SEC OF STATE
514336-CAN
DIRECT GARROD POST
**** HILLPOINT DR BRIGHTON
MI 48116-5193 07/27/10 $100.00 $100.00

LIVINGSTON CO DEM COMM
001426-COU
DIRECT GARROD POST
**** SOUTHWOOD CT. ANN ARBOR
MI 48103-0000 10/04/08 $50.00 $50.00

LIVINGSTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMM
514998-COU
DIRECT GARROD POST
**** HILLPOINT DR. BRIGHTON
MI 48116-5193 05/07/10 $50.00 $50.00

LIVINGSTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC COMM
514998-COU
DIRECT GARROD POST
**** HILLPOINT DR. BRIGHTON
MI 48116-5193 05/07/10 $40.00 $90.00
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His partner, Mr. Hill (not that there's anything wrong with that), also used both address, one in Scio and the other in Hamburg. Hill used both addresses for campaign reports. Post has an Scio Township address, and works in Ann Arbor, right next to Scio Township.

Scio Township is known for big homes. This one is no different and is a half million dollar plus home. Apparently, as Post is running in the 47th instead of the 52nd district, he does not live here at this house below. The owners are listed as Garry Post and Mr. Hill. Information can be found at Scio Township's website

He supposedly lives here instead. Source - Hamburg Township. Again, both Hill and Post are the owners. 500 square foot cottage on Ore Lake.

Those pictures are online from Township Websites. Does he live in a 500 sq foot cottage using the homestead to reduce his taxes (legal), or at the giant Scio Township house at the place homesteaded by his partner, Mr. Hill?

Garry's been throwing a lot of dirt at Cindy in the campaign. Why would he be concerned about Livingston County? He's got a half million dollar property in Scio Township he can move back to when the election's over.

Garry Post doesn't know how things work

If you're going to take potshots at somebody for so called "ineffectiveness" then you better know how things work, know the rules of the game, and be able to say how you'd do things better besides vague BS.

Post took shots in a press release he sent to the media, and the story was in today's Argus. From the Argus

According to his figures, first-term Republican lawmakers on average introduced about 18 bills in the past two years, compared to Denby's seven.

The number of bills introduced don't make a rep effective. Neither do cosponsors. What they do is show what a sponsor/cosponsor feels about an issue. Nothing more, or less. The fact is this. You have a democrat house, by a big margin. That's the facts. If Cindy wants a bill passed, would it be more effective with a dem sponsor or republican sponsor providing all sides agree? A dem. Else, the bill will likely die in committee, which is the fate of most bills (unless a often nasty compromise). That's the way things work a majority of the time. Publicly, it's not Cindy's bill. In reality, it is. Those who don't know how things work, like Garry Post, do not understand that.

I feel I am campaigning on the promise of being a leader in the Legislature and not a mere follower," he said

By what? Being the heir of your mom and dad's landlord business?

Cosponsorships and sponsorships do not make you a leader and effective legislature. Good input on bills, good votes yea or nay, and being in touch with constituents do make you a good legislator. Cindy's not a braggart. That's not what she does. She shows up. She works hard, and gets things done. I've worked with her office in the past on issues even no longer being in that district. Cindy is effective. Garry Post at best has a nasty learning curve.

Filing Deadline coming up, preview of candidates.

We're less than a week away from the filing deadline for the August Primary. Some of the races are starting to come together here. I'm keeping a close eye on the filings.

So far we have a contested race for state senate, a contest for state rep, and three contests for the County Commissioner race.

For the State Senate Race in the 22nd District, we have a primary between Joe Hune (Fowlerville area) and Paul Rogers (City of Howell), with the winner facing Chuck Fellows of Green Oak. Joe did a good job in the state house holding the line on budget gimmicks and taxes. Chuck write a lot of letters to the editor supporting his party. 

For State Rep in the 47th District, incumbent Cindy Denby will likely be facing Garry Post. As recently as the 2006 election, Post had an Ann Arbor mailing address, although he had a Brighton one in the 2004 election cycle.

I don't know much about his views, but in North Carolina he was co-chair of the "Triangle Stonewall Democrats" which works to elect democrats who support gay rights. He supported "Coalition for a Fair Michigan" in 2004, a gay rights PAC, and supported the Matt Millen of Governors Jennifer Granholm and Mary Andersson in 2006, along with several donations to County Party. Is this guy more than a one issue supporter? I saw a lot of generics on his website, but no specifics.

On the County Level, we have three contests for county commissioner

District 3 - All of Tyrone Twp and all of Hartland Twp except 5

Here we have a primary between Tyrone Twp incumbent Dave Domas and Hartland Township's Charlie Aberasturi. Aberasturi ran for State Rep in the 08 primary and has been on Hartland School Board, which seems to do one thing better than many others in the county, stay out of the news. Domas has been a long time county commissioner and has done a good job there. The winner in the primary will fave Dane Morris, a democrat. I don't know anything about Morris.

District 5 - All of Conway, Cohoctah, and Howell City, Howell Twp 1

Here, we have a three way primary for an open seat between Sue Dolato, Jay Drick, and Lou Ann Lathrop. I've known both Sue and Jay for years and think highly of both of them. Sue has my support in a case of vote for Sue, not against the others. I don't know anything about Lathrop.

District 8 - All of Hamburg except precinct 3

Here we have a general election battle. Dennis Dolan, an incumbent is running against Amir Baghdadchi, who I think is a UM guy, but that's all I know about him. 

There's still six days before the deadline, but there isn't a lot of time left before we see for a fact who is in and who is out.